Leica Geosystems Inc. today announced that Spicer Group Inc., based in Saginaw, Mich., is the first professional engineering, land surveying and planning services firm in North America to purchase the Pegasus:One mobile mapping solution. One of the largest…

3D Technology Helps Singapore Tackle Urban Planning Challenges
One of the world’s leading 3D experts is coming to Singapore to reveal how 3D urban planning technology could transform the city-state into one of most…

SmartNet North America Launches SmartConnect Cellular Data Services
SmartNet North America, the high-precision, high-availability network RTK correction service, has launched a new integrated cellular data service package…

Agency9 Launches WebGL Support for Online 3D City Portals
Agency9, the leading provider of web based 3D visualisation solutions, today announces WebGL support for the 3DMaps platform. Agency9 3DMaps is a high performance 3D visualisation and GIS platform for online applications. It is currently in use by major organisations…

New Worldwide Elevation Data to Power 3D Applications
Astrium, world’s second-ranking space company, has released the first WorldDEM™ sample data sets for evaluation purposes, enabling potential customers to begin testing data for varied applications including line-of-sight analysis, 3D visualisation or orthorectfication…

PenBay Solutions Introduces the InVision Secure School Safety Portal
PenBay Solutions, the global leader in facilities GIS software, is pleased to announce the InVision Secure School Safety Portal (IVS-SSP). The IVS-SSP, an entry-level edition of InVision Secure software, is an easy-to-use, affordable, map-based system designed…

BIMx Docs Brings Fully Integrated BIM Projects to the iPhone/iPad
GRAPHISOFT announced at its North America BIM Conference today the immediate availability of the next generation of its BIMx app in the Apple App Store. The brand new “BIMx Docs” function pack included in the new version provides access to full BIM projects…
The Installed Base of Fleet Management Systems Will Reach 6.1 Million in Russia/CIS and Eastern Europe by 2017
According to a new research report the number of active fleet management systems deployed in commercial vehicle fleets in Russia/CIS and Eastern Europe was 2.2 million in Q4-2012. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.6 percent, this number…
Smart Meter Deployments to Double Market Revenue as the World Switches on to Wireless
An increase in smart meter deployments will see the global market for wireless communication modules approximately double in value over the coming years, jumping from $532m in 2012 to $1.3 billion in 2020, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 12%, according…
BuildForward Capital Launches to Fund Energy Efficient Construction in New York City
BuildForward Capital LLC announced its launch of operations today, financing deeply energy efficient construction projects in the under-$5 million loan market. BuildForward has created a unique, crowdfunded lending platform that allows individuals and institutions…